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Consumer Reviews And The Creation Of Booking Transaction Value: Lessons From The Hotel Industry, Edwin N. Torres, Dipendra Singh, April Robertson-Ring

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In recent years, much has been said about online consumer-generated feedback. Concern typically emerges regarding consumer decision-making as well as the preservation of an organization's image. Additionally, a company's financial performance can be affected by customer online ratings. The present study explores the impact of a hotel's rating and number of reviews on the value generated through online transactions. Through collaboration with consulting company Travel Click, the research team gathered a sample of 178 hotels representing various companies and brands within the United States. Research results demonstrate that TripAdvisor ratings as well as the number of reviews had positive relationship …

2015 Montana State High School Rodeo Finals, Megan Tanner Schultz

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This study was conducted for the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce/Convention and Visitor Bureau to provide insight into the characteristics of attendees to the Montana State High School Rodeo Finals event. Paper surveys were completed by 154 attendees of the event. Results show that 93% of attendees were residents of Montana and of those 67% came from outside of Flathead County. Visitors to the Flathead Valley area spent an average of 3.72 nights in Kalispell. More people spent money on restaurant/bar, hotel/motel and retail goods while visiting the area than other spending categories. In last year’s event hotels/motels received the highest …

2014 Economic Contribution Of Nonresident Travel Spending In Montana Travel Regions And Counties, Kara Grau

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Money spent by those traveling to and through Montana has an effect not only on the businesses where spending occurs, but it ripples throughout the state’s economy, as well. Statewide, spending by nonresidents (averaged over two years) totaled $3.79 billion. This report details the methods and results of the economic impact analyses for each of Montana’s travel regions, as well as analyses for counties in which nonresident travelers spent approximately $50 million or more.

Issue 3(1) Conference Calls

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

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Medieval Architectures For Religious Tourism And Hospitality Along The Pilgrimage Routes Of Northern Italy, Silvia Beltramo

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Sacred spaces are, and have always been, places of reception: hospitality is in fact a precept of God. Many biblical passages remind us of this, such as the one (Gen 18, 4-5) in which Abraham welcomes three guests, washes their feet and offers them a piece of bread and a place to rest under a tree. Saint Benedict too, in chapter 53 of the Rule, insisted on the need to honour pilgrims and travellers, who should be welcomed with a charitable service ready for devotion and stated that all guests who entered the monastery should be received as …

Forms Of Pilgrimage At The Shrine Of Khāled Nabi, Northeastern Iran, Mehdi Ebadi

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage (religious tourism) is one of the fastest growing forms of tourism. Nevertheless, there is still a gap between abstract theory and empirical research about this form of tourism in the literature. This dearth of tourism studies is even more glaring in the field of Ziyārat or pilgrimage in Islam which in spite of its importance and wide extended practice have been mostly ignored in tourism and geographic literature. The present study features one such area that is (almost) unknown within the community of tourism and geography researchers. In Iran, religious pilgrimage has a long tradition. Numerous sacred places with …

Religious Tourism And Event Management: An Opportunity For Local Tourism Development, Stefania Cerutti, Elisa Piva

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Religious events represent one of the ancient forms of encounter and should play an important role in enhancing tourism in the areas in which they take place. The aim of the study is to investigate the role of religious events as a key component of local tourism development. The adopted research methodology is primarily based on the gathering and interpretation of qualitative data. The paper considers small and medium sized religious events, analysing their event management process. It focuses on two case studies in northern Italy: the Devotional and Cultural Tourism Exchange of Oropa and the Passion Play of Sordevolo.

Walking The Spiritual Ways – West Of Ireland Experience Of Modern Pilgrimage, Rosemary Power

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

This paper considers the modern phenomenon of pilgrim walking along routes in the west of Ireland county of Clare. It relates it to possible medieval practice; to traditional practices by local people on one hand and the reconstruction of the international medieval pilgrim routes to places like Compostela. It suggests the reasons why people may walk in search of spiritual growth and experience, the resources they may wish for, the ways in which the contemporary search functions in a largely post-Catholic manner, and the position of those from other Christina, or religious traditions

Pilgrimage Experience And Consumption Of Travel To The City Of Makkah For Hajj Ritual, Razaq Raj Dr., Dino Bozonelos

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

In modern society which, by definition is increasingly secular and culturally motivated, the Hajj is considered the culmination of each Muslim's religious duty and aspiration. It is stated in the Holy Qur'an, that every physically and financially able Muslim should make the Hajj to the Holy City of Makkah once in his or her lifetime.

This paper explores what people do during their pilgrimage, providing a brief description of the principle rites and experiences and their meaning to an individual participants travelling from the USA. The paper will draw upon previously published literature as well as an analysis of findings …

Religious Tourism Versus Secular Pilgrimage: The Basilica Of La Sagrada Família, Estela Marine-Roig

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

In recent decades, the number of tourists visiting religious buildings of special cultural attraction, mainly due to their exceptional architecture, has significantly increased. In such cases, it is hard to discern whether it is a question of religious tourism or of so-called secular pilgrimage. This paper analyses this issue by means of a paradigmatic case study: The Basilica of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Catalonia, a Roman Catholic church that receives over 3 million visitors a year; the part of the “unfinished cathedral”, built under the direction of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, was registered in 2005 as a cultural site …

Religious Landscape And Ecological Ethics: Pilgrimage To The Lithuanian Calvaries, Darius Liutikas

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

This article deals with the ecology of pilgrimage at the Calvaries – Ways of the Cross – in Lithuania. Personal obligations to nature and respect of sacred place intermingle with devotional practices and certain rituals. Large scale arrivals at the Calvaries only occurs at certain times of year, mostly during the Indulgence Feasts. Devotional practices such as meditation on the suffering of Christ, prayers and hymns, playing musical instruments, washing one’s face at the Cedron spring are quite common during the Way. Research shows that walking the Way of the Cross doesn’t cause negative environmental, cultural and social impacts. Moreover, …

Religious Activities And Their Tourism Potential In Sukur Kingdom, Nigeria, Emeka Okonkwo

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Religious tourism is a form of tourism whereby people of the same faith travel individually or in groups for religious purposes. This form of tourism comprises many facets of the travel industry ranging from pilgrimages, missionary travel, leisure (fellowship), vacations, faith-based cruising, crusades, conventions and rallies, retreats, monastery visits and guest-stays, Christian and faith-based camps, to religious tourist attractions. In Sukur Kingdom, most tourists embark on religious travel for the primary purpose of sharing faith and fellowship together as they explore the various religious sites within Sukur and Adamawa State at large. Others still seek inspiration and desire to witness …

Issue 3(I) Editorial

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

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Issue 3(I) Title Page And Index

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

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The Use Of Consumer-Generated Feedback In The Hotel Industry: Current Practices And Their Effects On Quality, Edwin Torres, Howard Adler, Carl Behnke, Li Miao, Xinran Lehto

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Consumer-generated feedback is hard to ignore these days. Word-of-mouth has expanded beyond a customer’s immediate friends and family; with the help of technology it reaches thousands of current and prospective guests. In light of this, scholars and practitioners are exploring the subject of consumer-generated feedback. Today, most of the research regarding this subject focuses on the use of consumer-generated feedback to make purchase decisions. In contrast, the present study explores the use of such information for the purposes of improving hotel operations. This article examines the amount of value placed on consumer-generated feedback, the relative importance placed on positive and …

Perbandingan Pengenaan Pbb Sektor Perdesaan &Perkotaan Di Provinsi Dki Jakarta , Bekasi, & Depok Berdasarkan Sppt Pbb Tahun 2014 & 2015, Fitria Arianty, Thesa Adi Purwanto

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Tax on Land and Building, Rural and Urban Sector based on the regional regulation may vary from one region to another. This is because the imposition authority of tax on land and building, rural and urban sectors were handed over to local governments. This study aimed to compare the land and building, Rural and Urban Sector tax policies in DKI Jakarta, Bekasi, Depok, based on SPPT 2014 and 2015. In analyzing the problems of the imposition tax on land and building, rural and urban sectors in DKI Jakarta, Bekasi, Depok, information obtained from interviews with tax authorities and field observations. …

Pengaruh Tingkat Literasi Keuangan Pemilik Usahaterhadap Pengelolaan Keuangan. Studi Kasus: Umkm Depok, Birawani Dwi Anggraeni

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Financial literacy affects a person's way of thinking on the financial condition and influence strategic decisions in terms of finances and better management for business owners. This study uses secondary data as study materials which will be given to the micro level that businesses with a turnover of up to 300M per year in which the segment in general do not have good financial records to then be used as financial statements. In a study using 12 samples of SMEs in the area of Depok randomly selected. This study uses processed using descriptive statistics as well as the weighting at …

Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Melalui Pendidikanperencanaan Dan Pengelolaan Keuangan Dan Investasibagi Umkm Dalam Rangka Pengembangan Usaha Danpeningkatan Kualitas Hidup Keluarga, Dede Suryanto, Fibria Indriati Dwi Liestiawati, Ixora Lundia Suwaryono, Pantius Drahen Soeling

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Community Engamenet Program gives the skill of planning and financing education for Small Medium Entreprises (SME), how they make business plan begin budgeting, raising the fund, create financial statement, buseiness development and investing to enhance their wealth of family. This program delivered to 30 SME of Assosiation of Depok Creative Industries (AIKD). Some activities delivered are training and business assistance. The aims of program point out some changes before and after program impelementation. The SME have positive behavior in financing. The success indicators are the SME have financial statement of entrepreises and their family. In otherwise they they can make …

Pemaknaan Perjuangan Perempuan Di Social Media(Studi Kasus Artikel “Ibu, 10 Tahun Penjara, 10 Milyarrupiah” Di Dalam Blog Www.Alandakariza.Com), Pijar Suciati

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This study, in general aimed to describe and know the meaning of the message women struggle by users of social media (Facebook and Twitter) to the blog article of Alanda Kariza. This study uses a critical paradigm of constructionism. The type is descriptive research using case study strategy. Data collection techniques used is by interview (interview), with the selection of informants using purposive judgmental convenience. The conclusion that can be drawn from this research is, in the end a meaning that appears in the mind of the reader to a blog written in social media is influenced by many things, …

Kreativitas Udjo Ngalagena : Studi Keberhasilan Pengembangan Kreativitas Di Saung Angklung Udjo (Sau), Budiman Mahmud M

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

This article is the result of qualitative research which focused on creativity, especially creativity Udjo Ngalagena in terms of personal, press, processes and products. The results showed that the various potentials and support from the family, community and school (education) makes Udjo being personally creative. Personal creative and press factor gives strength to Udjo Ngalagena to continue and develop their creativity amid the challenges and conditions of the times. Udjo Ngalagena succeeded in making angklung tradition into creative products in educational activities, production and performances regularly and formally at Saung Angklung Udjo (SAU) with reference to the traditional values of …